as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases
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Recent Examples of extirpate
Wolves were extirpated in California in the 1920s and only recently began to rebound.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
To extirpate mountain lions from their farms, settlers used a combination of poison, which would have killed not only pumas but other smaller potential predators, and lioneros—experts at hunting down and killing pumas.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The first wolf to be spotted in California since the apex predators were extirpated in the 1920s arrived 13 years ago.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The species flourished after its chief predator, the grizzly, was extirpated there, in the early twentieth century.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
To extirpate mountain lions from their farms, settlers used a combination of poison, which would have killed not only pumas but other smaller potential predators, and lioneros—experts at hunting down and killing pumas.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The first wolf to be spotted in California since the apex predators were extirpated in the 1920s arrived 13 years ago.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The species flourished after its chief predator, the grizzly, was extirpated there, in the early twentieth century.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extirpate
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Guy Gooder, a graphic designer and the district’s community service project chair, said Edwards did not stick to the topic he was given and insulted the Rotarians by attacking federal agencies the organization works closely with to eradicate polio.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
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After initially eradicating chickweed plants, revisit the area weekly with a hoe to scuffle out seedlings that pop up.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2025
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The reported probe adds to a string of recent setbacks for the healthcare conglomerate that has erased more than half, or over $300 billion, from its market value since November, when shares were trading at record highs.—
Sneha S.K,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Even so, the change in staffing of the longstanding skycap service erases yet another defining feature that has differentiated Southwest from its rivals, says airline industry expert Henry Harteveldt.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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More news to know now The acting FEMA administrator was replaced after contradicting Trump on abolishing the agency.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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In February 1987, Sir Joseph Cantley found the club and county council, by then abolished, two-thirds and one-third responsible.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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An embarrassing, humbling, shocking Game 5 defeat showed that. All the same problems, the ones that destroyed Leaf team after Leaf team and ultimately ended Sheldon Keefe’s time as head coach, are emerging again at the worst possible time.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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At least 144 structures were destroyed and parts of Highway 44 were shut down, said St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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“Extirpate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extirpate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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